Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Rents in Ohio
Median gross rent by county, lowest first, including the utilities a tenant pays. Set these against the monthly cost to own the same county's median home: where the two are close, buying is not the stretch it looks like.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Ohio ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monroe County | $626 | $1,192 | $132,000 |
| 2 | Vinton County | $663 | $1,214 | $131,700 |
| 3 | Adams County | $700 | $1,372 | $157,500 |
| 4 | Meigs County | $704 | $1,068 | $113,400 |
| 5 | Morgan County | $713 | $1,212 | $134,200 |
| 6 | Coshocton County | $723 | $1,278 | $142,300 |
| 7 | Perry County | $727 | $1,537 | $178,300 |
| 8 | Noble County | $730 | $1,308 | $149,300 |
| 9 | Hardin County | $733 | $1,241 | $134,800 |
| 10 | Columbiana County | $736 | $1,267 | $139,100 |
| 11 | Darke County | $747 | $1,470 | $169,100 |
| 12 | Scioto County | $749 | $1,216 | $132,300 |
| 13 | Paulding County | $750 | $1,177 | $126,800 |
| 14 | Harrison County | $753 | $1,107 | $118,000 |
| 15 | Highland County | $757 | $1,383 | $157,000 |
| 16 | Crawford County | $761 | $1,167 | $123,600 |
| 17 | Belmont County | $769 | $1,287 | $143,000 |
| 18 | Holmes County | $773 | $2,114 | $251,800 |
| 19 | Jackson County | $773 | $1,263 | $140,400 |
| 20 | Mahoning County | $775 | $1,320 | $141,100 |
| 21 | Carroll County | $780 | $1,515 | $174,500 |
| 22 | Trumbull County | $783 | $1,221 | $128,100 |
| 23 | Wyandot County | $785 | $1,394 | $159,500 |
| 24 | Sandusky County | $786 | $1,366 | $152,500 |
| 25 | Richland County | $791 | $1,406 | $154,000 |
| 26 | Jefferson County | $792 | $1,123 | $120,600 |
| 27 | Van Wert County | $792 | $1,242 | $137,300 |
| 28 | Gallia County | $798 | $1,229 | $135,000 |
| 29 | Guernsey County | $803 | $1,371 | $154,100 |
| 30 | Preble County | $803 | $1,506 | $171,100 |
| 31 | Williams County | $805 | $1,284 | $140,000 |
| 32 | Hocking County | $806 | $1,506 | $172,300 |
| 33 | Fayette County | $807 | $1,424 | $162,200 |
| 34 | Muskingum County | $811 | $1,480 | $170,100 |
| 35 | Mercer County | $812 | $1,785 | $208,600 |
| 36 | Seneca County | $814 | $1,248 | $136,200 |
| 37 | Ashtabula County | $816 | $1,369 | $149,600 |
| 38 | Brown County | $822 | $1,542 | $181,100 |
| 39 | Huron County | $824 | $1,411 | $158,900 |
| 40 | Defiance County | $826 | $1,360 | $150,900 |
| 41 | Washington County | $828 | $1,510 | $174,100 |
| 42 | Lawrence County | $830 | $1,219 | $135,600 |
| 43 | Fulton County | $832 | $1,580 | $176,000 |
| 44 | Logan County | $832 | $1,613 | $186,200 |
| 45 | Pike County | $833 | $1,310 | $148,500 |
| 46 | Clark County | $840 | $1,415 | $155,900 |
| 47 | Ashland County | $841 | $1,532 | $175,900 |
| 48 | Wayne County | $849 | $1,776 | $204,600 |
| 49 | Marion County | $850 | $1,308 | $146,200 |
| 50 | Auglaize County | $853 | $1,570 | $182,000 |
| 51 | Putnam County | $857 | $1,642 | $191,600 |
| 52 | Ross County | $858 | $1,401 | $158,500 |
| 53 | Henry County | $866 | $1,482 | $166,000 |
| 54 | Tuscarawas County | $876 | $1,549 | $176,800 |
| 55 | Stark County | $877 | $1,591 | $177,700 |
| 56 | Erie County | $882 | $1,630 | $183,900 |
| 57 | Champaign County | $884 | $1,613 | $186,300 |
| 58 | Clinton County | $893 | $1,645 | $192,800 |
| 59 | Allen County | $898 | $1,418 | $158,400 |
| 60 | Athens County | $903 | $1,544 | $173,800 |
| 61 | Shelby County | $904 | $1,638 | $190,300 |
| 62 | Ottawa County | $909 | $1,728 | $200,700 |
| 63 | Lucas County | $911 | $1,474 | $155,200 |
| 64 | Lorain County | $916 | $1,838 | $207,200 |
| 65 | Knox County | $925 | $1,856 | $218,300 |
| 66 | Hancock County | $926 | $1,682 | $196,500 |
| 67 | Miami County | $942 | $1,777 | $209,200 |
| 68 | Morrow County | $942 | $1,731 | $200,800 |
| 69 | Madison County | $944 | $1,950 | $231,400 |
| 70 | Wood County | $950 | $1,878 | $214,400 |
| 71 | Pickaway County | $965 | $1,978 | $235,700 |
| 72 | Montgomery County | $968 | $1,576 | $167,400 |
| 73 | Summit County | $998 | $1,765 | $195,700 |
| 74 | Licking County | $999 | $2,135 | $250,700 |
| 75 | Cuyahoga County | $1,005 | $1,750 | $183,200 |
| 76 | Hamilton County | $1,005 | $1,998 | $225,700 |
| 77 | Geauga County | $1,018 | $2,607 | $305,100 |
| 78 | Portage County | $1,036 | $1,837 | $210,500 |
| 79 | Clermont County | $1,040 | $2,101 | $245,600 |
| 80 | Lake County | $1,073 | $1,824 | $199,900 |
| 81 | Greene County | $1,089 | $2,125 | $238,000 |
| 82 | Medina County | $1,090 | $2,274 | $268,000 |
| 83 | Butler County | $1,098 | $2,074 | $243,000 |
| 84 | Fairfield County | $1,114 | $2,274 | $272,200 |
| 85 | Union County | $1,188 | $2,559 | $306,600 |
| 86 | Franklin County | $1,233 | $2,314 | $265,700 |
| 87 | Warren County | $1,293 | $2,664 | $319,700 |
| 88 | Delaware County | $1,433 | $3,552 | $419,500 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Lowest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Ohio